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Batch Import Summary and Log Data

The pdm_ldap_import command maintains a detailed log of all activity of each run. The ldap_logging.0-n log file is located in the $NX_ROOT/log directory.

The following is an example of the summary data pdm_ldap_import returns at the command line:

pdm_ldap_import Starting…
pdm_ldap_import Summary:  Processed(21) Updated(1) No Matches(7) New Contacts(11) Multiple Matches(0) Empty Filter(2) Errors(0)
pdm_ldap_import Complete…

The following table describes the summary data.

Status

Count

Description

Processed

21

The total number of LDAP entries found

Updated

1

The number of contact records that were updated because the corresponding LDAP entry contained different information

No Matches

7

The number of LDAP entries with no corresponding contact record

New Contacts

11

The number of new contact records that were created based on corresponding LDAP entries

Multiple Matches

0

The number of LDAP entries with multiple matching contact records, as defined by the ldap_search_base option

Empty Filter

2

The number of LDAP entries that cannot be used to generate a valid search filter

Errors

0

The number of LDAP entries that encountered an error during processing. For example, LDAP records that do not contain a value in a field required by CA SDM (such as Last Name) are counted as failures and cannot be imported.